We see so many commercials and ads for personal injury attorneys but its important to understand what personal injury is (and isn’t). Personal injury is an area of law that allows people who have been hurt or injured to get compensated or paid for their injuries from an accident or other incident. In a nutshell,…
Are you traveling over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house this holiday season? So many of us hit the roads during the holidays to visit friends and family and with increased traffic on the roads, there is increased potential for automobile accidents that can cause significant injury and property damage. The Christmas…
When you or your family face a life-altering moment – a serious auto accident, a criminal case or are charged with a DUI – you are at a major crossroads. How do you determine which path to take? Can you handle this yourself? Should you hire an attorney? Do you even have a case? How…
We’ve all seen the commercials for personal injury cases. “My attorney got me $25,000……$50,000……$100,000…..” Happy clients touting cash settlements and happy resolutions. But there can be another side to every personal injury case. There’s so much more to a successful resolution to a personal injury case. The right attorney can mean the difference between a partial solution that provides the…
What constitutes a personal injury case? How do you know if your case is worth pursuing? Can you do it yourself? When should you consult a personal injury attorney? Consider a scenario where your daughter was injured in an automobile collision and suffers gashes on her head and face, remarkably painful and bad on the…
Most everyone who drives a vehicle pays for automobile insurance. The money paid to insurance companies is meant to protect you if you are injured in an accident whether you are at fault or the other driver is. The insurance company is bound to pay for both property damage to vehicles as well as physical…
Although we all hope we can stay safe on the road, at work, and in personal interactions with others, the reality is that there are instances where the people who are supposed to safeguard our well-being do not do their due diligence. Personal injury cases may be filed in situations where someone else’s negligence or…
There was a time when Personal Injury was not woven into the fabric of our daily lives. Growing up in Colorado Springs, I remember a time when there was nothing east of Powers Boulevard and nothing north of Woodmen Road until you get to Chapel Hills Mall, then, again, nothing until you hit Monument. Now,…
Your insurance company works for you, understand your rights. Since the government compels you to buy insurance if you want to legally drive a vehicle, you need to understand your rights as the insured. Because of that government compulsion, you are often left with an inability to negotiate insurance contracts. You are held hostage to…
When you’re hurt in a wreck in Colorado, perhaps catastrophically, and it’s not your fault, you are thrust into an unfair environment. In addition to being the victim of a crime (careless driving is a crime in Colorado; vehicular assault and vehicular homicide are, naturally, felonies), you are put at odds with, in most cases,…